Samsung will demo 105-inch 21:9 ‘most curved’ UHD TV at CES 2014

On January 7 next year, Samsung is set to roll out what the company claims to be the world’s first “largest and most curved 105″ curved UHD TV.”

It’s easy to make such a claim when you are being so specific with what actually counts as a first. But that’s not to say this TV isn’t impressive. That massive 105-inch “most curved” panel uses a 21:9 aspect ratio, meaning you’ll be watching normal TV with borders down the sides rather than across the top and bottom.

Movies will look fantastic, though. The Ultra High Definition resolution of 5120 x 2160 spread across 11 million pixels guarantees that. The curvature of the display also means you’ll get a great view of the action even if you aren’t sitting head on to the screen. In fact, Samsung is claiming almost “two times vivid images” if the TV is viewed from the side compared to what has gone before.

If the size, the resolution, and the fact this is the most curved TV ever produced isn’t enough to impress you, Samsung has also been working on the actual picture quality. A new picture quality algorithm has been implemented that both optimizes color and adds more depth. You don’t have to worry about sourcing UHD content, either. Samsung’s Quadmatic Picture Engine promises to make all content UHD-level quality.

No pricing has been announced for the new TV, but we all know it’s going to be ridiculously expensive if it ever becomes an actual product for sale. And let’s face it, for most people a 105-inch display is impractical. Even with the curve, the space required for such a TV is greater than that available in many rooms. But scale it down to around 50-inches and Samsung has a market if the price is right.